Dr. Abbie Brownis an award-winning educator and scholar, helping people design better instruction, and documenting the trends and issues that influence the field of Instructional Design/Technology.
Professor: Department of Mathematics, Science and Instructional Technology Education, East Carolina University AECT Outstanding Book Award:The Essentials of Instructional Design, 3rd Edition(Routledge). 2017 AECT Immersive Learning Award:Trends &; Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, &; Learning Sciences:A Podcast Series. 2014 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. University of North Carolina Board of Governors. 2014 AECT Presidential Service Award:Editor-in-Chief of the journal, TechTrends, 2009-2012.2012
Visting Scholar Host
Facilitated hosting a visiting scholar for the ECU Emerging Scholars Symposium 2021
Creating Your Personal Web Space using the ECU People Server
Conducted a series of hour-long workshops for faculty in the College of Education on how to create faculty web pages using the ECU People server. Taught essential elements Wordpress and basic web design 2019 - 2021
University of Bahrain
External review for promotion consideration of Masooma Almutawah 2018
Guest Editor
Guest editor for a special issue of Journal of Computing in Higher Education, focusing on the development of the instructional designer. 2017
Expert Panelist for NASA
Invited by NASA to discuss the viability of virtual reality for STEM education/engagement/outreach. (Teleconference). February 27, 2018. 2017
Manuscript Review
Manuscript review for textbook: Data Visualization Made Simple (Routledge). 2017